Eddie 9V has an endless stockpile of cool stories – and you’ll find twelve of them on his most recent studio album Saratoga, released in November 2024 on the fabled Ruf Records label. A thrilling mix of Southern soul, blues, rock, and funk, Saratoga proved to be a gamechanger: a road trip-ready record filled with razor-sharp observations, vintage textures, and raw humanity. It also marked a major career milestone: Eddie 9V’s soulful sound began reaching hundreds of thousands of new fans across the globe.

Now signed to Easy Eye Sound — the Nashville-based label founded by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys — Eddie 9V is preparing to release a brand-new album in 2026. And the momentum keeps growing. Since Saratoga dropped, Eddie’s monthly listeners on Spotify have exploded from 8,000 to peaking at over 800,000.. Songs like “Halo,” “Saratoga” and “Love Moves Slow” have become SiriusXM Spectrum-certified tracks, gaining steady spins and major audience love.
But this rise is years in the making. From the day he first slung a guitar on a local Georgia stage, Eddie 9V (born Brooks Mason) has been an artist to watch. First cutting his teeth in cover bands and regional blues circuits, he made the leap to full-time frontman with a name that couldn’t be ignored. "I wanted to start from scratch – and I ain’t never heard of no bluesman named Eddie 9V."

That leap paid off. His early albums Left My Soul In Memphis (2019) and Little Black Flies (2021) turned heads for their wild energy and vintage flair. 2022's Capricorn was a breakout moment, earning rave reviews from Classic Rock, The Guardian, and more. It debuted at #1 on the blues charts before being dethroned by Bonnie Raitt — "a cool story to be able to say," Eddie laughs.

By the time Saratoga arrived, Eddie 9V had evolved into a full-spectrum songwriter, tapping into deep wells of soul and storytelling alongside his brother and longtime collaborator Lane Kelly. Much of the album was recorded at their Echo Deco Studio in Atlanta, with some sessions at Denver’s Crown Lanes Studio. From the disco-tinged horns of the title track to the fuzzed-out dreamscape of “Delta,” it’s a record that widened the lens without losing the grit.

Now with a major label partner, national tours, SiriusXM airplay, and streaming growth that shows no signs of slowing, Eddie 9V is poised for the next chapter. A new album is on the horizon. The band is sharper than ever. And if Saratoga was the ignition, what's coming next is the open highway.

"I’m already writing new songs," he says. "You never stop."

About Katie Skene: 

Katie Skene is a singer - guitar slinger - songwriter whose music blends the soul of the South and the spirit of the West Coast to create a sound she calls Cosmic Swamp Americana.

Originally raised in the blues scene of Tallahassee, FL, Katie spent over a decade playing in the California Jam Band scene before recently relocating to Nashville, TN. Through the prism of Katie's evocative vocals, personal songwriting and compelling guitar work, her band blends electric southern-fried blues and jam-band experimentation with a joyful, incendiary energy. Their performance incorporates funky far-out synths, soaring southern-fried guitar, colorful keyboards and intoxicating blues-drenched vocals, all laid over a deeply pocketed groove. Their music revives the spirit of bands like The Allman Brothers Band and Grateful Dead, maintaining an unpredictable quality that still feels familiar. ​

Since their inception in 2021, The Katie Skene Band band has played up and down the west coast and throughout the Southeast. They have opened for and co-headlined with bands including Zach Gill (ALO), Eddie 9V, Diggin' Dirt, Hot Buttered Rum, The Coffis Brothers, Mapache, and Dan Horne Band, and have performed at festivals including Big Blues Bender, Bender Jamboree, June Lake Jam Fest, Lucidity Festival, Suwannee Roots Revival, Surfrider Concert for the Coast, Word of South, Summer's End Half Moon Bay, and more.

Katie’s other projects include playing in actress Kate Hudson’s band, fronting jam supergroup California Kind ft. John Molo, Barry Sless, Rob Barraco, & Pete Sears, and featuring with TV Broken 3rd Eye Open. She has shared the stage with many legendary artists and musicians, including Bob Weir & Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead), David Nelson (New Riders of the Purple Sage), George Porter Jr. (The Meters), Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band), Vince Herman (Leftover Salmon), Col. Bruce Hampton and more.